Kim Jennett, the former Bridgewater High student is now a singer/songwriter from Warrington. Kim has been part of Warrington’s music scene since her family moved there when she was a teenager. She performs under her own name and previously fronted the blues rock band, Voodoo Blood. Kim has also created a new solo project under the alter ego, Zimber. One of her biggest opportunities in the town was sharing a stage with Scouting for Girls at Warrington Music Festival.
She released her debut EP in early 2013, following on from her performance at Manchester Academy, supporting Natalia Tena’s band ‘Molotov Jukebox’.
Having put years of hard work into honing her skills doing solo acoustic gigs in pubs in her hometown of Manchester and then fronting scintillating bluesy hard rockers Voodoo Blood as they toured throughout the UK. It was while fronting Voodoo Blood that her searing talents caught the attention of Myke Gray; founder and songwriter of Skin, Jagged Edge & Red White & Blues. Musically kindred spirits, Myke invited Kim to sing on the track ‘Take Me Home’ from his album ‘Shades of Gray’ and also appear in the Pulp Fiction parodying video. Following this, Kim then went on to guest as lead vocalist in Myke’s touring band, making their debut together last November before going on to support the mighty Black Star Riders on their winter trek.
Currently putting the finishing touches to her debut solo album with Myke on production duties, Kim kicked off 2019 by unleashing her rip-roaring single ‘Love Like Suicide’, which has picked up a number of spins on Wyatt’s New Rock Show.
She was persuaded to sing at an open mic at Fat Cat Ball Room in Warrington in August where talent scouts from the Voice were in attendance and it all went from there. Kim, 25, added: “I work quite hard on getting my social media presence out there and that’s how one of the scouts found me. “All the team at The Voice were lovely. After the open mic they put me forward for the selection process and I managed to get on and get a blind audition.
“You could even hear them cheering. It was quite surreal. It was like an episode of Black Mirror. It was definitely interesting being on a TV show during a pandemic but it was a great experience. It’s inspired me to get into TV stuff more. I’d like to get my name out there. I like being in the limelight.” “The Voice has given me a little boost again to put things out there.”
Kim is also striking while the iron is hot with the new Zimber single, Too Bad For Love. She added: “I just thought I best get this single out sooner rather than later so there is something there when people look me up from The Voice. “The song was already done but I had a day to film and edit a music video. I’d never done that before.
I caught Kim on a Facebook Live concert – The 7 Arts Still Exist’s VIVID Online Festival, where she performed solo for half an hour and really shows off the power of her voice. I have provided a link so that you might check it out.
https://www.facebook.com/kimjennettvocalist/videos/471241570985802
